Dutch Swing College Band

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The Dutch Swing College Band performing at the North Sea Jazz Festival in 1976 or 1979.

The Dutch Swing College Band (DSCB) is a traditional dixieland band founded on 5 May 1945 by bandleader and clarinettist/saxophonist Peter Schilperoort. [1]

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Highly successful in their native home of the Netherlands, the band quickly found an international following. It has featured such musicians as Huub Janssen (drums), Henk Bosch van Drakestein (double bass), Kees van Dorser (trumpet), [1] Dim Kesber (saxes), Jan Morks (clarinet), [1] Wout Steenhuis (guitar), [1] Arie Ligthart (banjo/guitar), Jaap van Kempen (banjo/guitar), Oscar Klein (trumpet), [1] Dick Kaart (trombone), Ray Kaart (trumpet), Bert de Kort (cornet), Bert Boeren (trombone), Rod Mason, [1] Rob Agerbeek (piano), and Emmericus Geuze (saxophone) [2] - among many others.

The band provided the interval act for the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 presented live from Den Haag.

The band continues to tour extensively, mainly in Europe and Scandinavia, and record directed by Bob Kaper, himself a member since 1967, following the former leader, Peter Schilperoort's death on 17 November 1990. Schilperoort had led the band for more than 45 years, albeit with a five-year sabbatical from 13 September 1955, when he left to pursue an engineering career before returning to lead the band again officially on 1 January 1960. [3]

Line-up

Current

As of January 2022, the line-up is:

Previous

As of January 2012, the line-up is:

Early

As of the end of 1945, the line-up was: [4] [5]

Other key line-ups

Other key line-ups
Year(s)RefLine-up or change
1948-1952 [5]

Peter Schilperoort leader, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone; Kees van Dorsser trumpet; Wim Kolstee trombone; Dim Kesber clarinet; Joop Schrier piano; Dick Bakker banjo; Chris Bender double bass; Arie Merkt drums.

1953-1955 [5]

Peter Schilperoort leader, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone; Wybe Buma trumpet; Wim Kolstee trombone; Dim Kesber clarinet; Joop Schrier piano; Arie Ligthart banjo, guitar; Bob van Oven double bass; Andre Westendorp drums, trumpet.

1956-1959 [5]

Joop Schrier leader, piano; Wybe Buma trumpet; Wim Kolstee trombone; Dim Kesber clarinet, soprano sax; Jan Morks clarinet; Arie Ligthart banjo, guitar; Bob van Oven double bass; Martin Beenen drums.

1959-1961 [5] [6]

Peter Schilperoort leader, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone; Oscar Klein cornet, trumpet; Dick Kaart trombone; Jan Morks clarinet; Arie Ligthart banjo, guitar; Bob van Oven double bass; Martin Beenen drums.

1962

Louis de Lussanet replaces Martin Beenen on drums and Jan Morks departs)

1963-1964 [5]

Peter Schilperoort leader, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone; Ray Kaart trumpet; Dick Kaart trombone; Arie Ligthart banjo, guitar; Koos Serierse double bass; Louis de Lussanet drums.

1965-1967 [5]

Peter Schilperoort leader, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone; Ray Kaart trumpet; Dick Kaart trombone; Arie Ligthart banjo, guitar; Bob van Oven double bass; Peter Ypma drums.

1968-1969 [5]

Peter Schilperoort leader, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone; Bert de Kort cornet; Dick Kaart trombone; Arie Ligthart banjo, guitar; Chris Smildiger double bass; Huub Janssen drums.

1969Bob Kaper added
1970-1974 [5]

Peter Schilperoort leader, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone; Bert de Kort cornet; Dick Kaart trombone; Bob Kaper clarinet; Arie Ligthart banjo, guitar; Henk Bosch van Drakestein double bass; Huub Janssen drums.

1974-1978 [7]

Peter Schilperoort leader, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone; Bert de Kort cornet; Dick Kaart trombone; Bob Kaper clarinet; Jaap van Kempen banjo, guitar; Henk Bosch van Drakestein double bass; Huub Janssen drums.

1978-1980 [8]

Peter Schilperoort leader, clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone; Ray Kaart trumpet; Dick Kaart trombone; Bob Kaper clarinet; Jaap van Kempen banjo, guitar; Henk Bosch van Drakestein double bass; Huub Janssen drums.

1980-1982 [9]

Peter Schilperoort leader, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone; Rod Mason trumpet, sousaphone; Dick Kaart trombone, B-horn; Bob Kaper clarinet, alto saxophone; Fred McMurray piano; Henk Bosch van Drakestein double bass; Huub Janssen drums.

1988-1990

Peter Schilperoort leader, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone; Sytze van Duin trumpet; Bob Kaper clarinet, alto saxophone; Bert Boeren trombone; Fred McMurray piano; Adrie Braat double bass; Huub Janssen drums.

1993 [10]

Bob Kaper – leader, clarinet, alto saxophone; Klaas Wit trumpet, Flugelhorn; Bert Boeren trombone; Fred McMurray piano; Adrie Braat double bass; Bob Dekker drums.

1996-1998 [11]

Bob Kaper leader, clarinet, alto saxophone; Michael Varekamp trumpet; Bert Boeren trombone; Fred McMurray piano; Adrie Braat double bass; Bob Dekker drums.

2000-2004 [12]

Bob Kaper leader, clarinet, alto saxophone; Bert de Kort cornet; Frits Kaatee clarinet, baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone; George Kaatee trombone; Rob Agerbeek piano; Ton van Bergeijk banjo, guitar; Adrie Braat double bass; Bob Dekker drums.

2004-2010

Bob Kaper leader, clarinet, alto saxophone; Bert de Kort cornet; Frits Kaatee clarinet, baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone; George Kaatee trombone; Marcel Hendriks piano; Ton van Bergeijk banjo, guitar; Adrie Braat double bass; Han Brink drums.

Discography

With a recording history from 1945 to the present day in 2012 many albums and singles have been recorded. Recording media from 78 rpm discs, 33 and 45 rpm records and CDs and DVDs on variety of labels, including Philips and the band's own DSC production label.

As well as recording on its own, recordings were made with a number of notable US solo artists beginning in 1951 with Sidney Bechet and continuing into the 1970s with the likes of Jimmy Witherspoon in 1970, Joe Venuti in 1971, [13] Teddy Wilson in 1972 and 1973, Billy Butterfield in 1973, Bud Freeman in 1975 [14] and Wild Bill Davison in 1976.

Tracks recorded over the history of the band include amongst many others "Tin Roof Blues", "Apex Blues", "Panama", "Shake Rag", "Everything's Wrong, Ain't Nothing Right", "Freeze n' Melt", "Strange Peach", Royal Garden Blues, Jazz Me Blues, High Society, Out of the Gallion, At the Jazzband Ball, That's a Plenty, Nobody Knows When You Are Down and Out, Annie Street Rock, Figety Feet, "Margie".

Note: Decca 846 761-2 The Singles Collection Volume 1, other CDs are available [15] [16]

Albums

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